as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/30/2016 09:15am
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying eligibility requirements for the corridors
of commerce program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.088,
subdivision 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.088, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner shall establish eligibility
requirements for projects that can be funded under the program. Eligibility must include:
(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section
174.03;
(2) location of the projectnew text begin (i) within a city, or (ii)new text end on an interregional corridordeleted text begin , for adeleted text end new text begin if
thenew text end projectnew text begin isnew text end located outside of the Department of Transportation metropolitan district;
(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3;
(4) a maximum length of time, as determined by the commissioner, until
commencement of construction work on the project; and
(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable
amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with
available data.
(b) A project whose construction is programmed in the state transportation
improvement program is not eligible for funding under the program. This paragraph does
not apply to a project that is programmed as result of selection under this section.
(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway
capital investment plan under section 174.03.